Youbert Shlimon () was an
Assyrian political activist who would be one of the two founding members of
Zowaa, the other being
Yousip Toma
Yousip Toma () was an Assyrian Political activist who would be one of the two founding members of Zowaa, the other being Youbert Shlimon.
Early life
Yousip was born in 1951 in Kirkuk, His parents came from the village of Blijani in the Dohuk ...
.
Early life
Youbert was born in 1954 in
Habbanyiah. He graduated from Baghdad Technical College with a bachelor's degree in
Mechanical Engineering
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and later used his degree while working as an
engineer
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.
Political career
His political efforts began in 1971 in
Baghdad
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. He was arrested by
Baathist authorities in Baghdad on 13 July 1984, based on information provided by some traitors within the Assyrian community. While in jail he was subjected to various physical and psychological tortures but still refused to cave-in to his captors' demands of denying his ideals and releasing information on his fellow nationalists. Fellow members of Zowaa
Yousip Toma
Yousip Toma () was an Assyrian Political activist who would be one of the two founding members of Zowaa, the other being Youbert Shlimon.
Early life
Yousip was born in 1951 in Kirkuk, His parents came from the village of Blijani in the Dohuk ...
and Youkhana Jajo also endured torture at the same time as him. All three where executed by the Baath regime on 3 February 1985 by hanging without a legal trial; the three Assyrians were reportedly executed by the Baath regime for distributing literature against the Arabization policies of the government.
References
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1954 births
1985 deaths
Assyrian activists
Assyrian politicians
Executed politicians